Praying Mantises
An Augmented Reality Experience
From the Series Creepy Crawlers in Action: Augmented Reality
A praying mantis waits for its prey insect to appear. Then, like lightning, the mantis strikes! Learn how praying mantises hunt, reproduce, and protect themselves with thrilling details and awesome augmented reality experiences.
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978-1-7284-0273-4
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$23.99 | |
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978-1-7284-2541-2
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$35.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, Animals |
| Copyright | 2021 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2021-01-01 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | JNF003120, JNF051150, JNF051030 |
| Dewey | 595.7/27 |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Lexile | 800 |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.9 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 511346 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Augmented Reality, Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, and Reviewed |
Author: Sandra Markle
Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.
Over 500 schools participate in Markle’s Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.
Reviews
Booklist
“A not-too-creepy introduction to a unique insect.”—Booklist
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“Engaging text describes the creatures’ attributes and behaviors. . . . First-rate nonfiction, with a multimedia tie-in.”—School Library Journal
